Glove



Oct. 20, 1942. P, I, WHEELER 2,299,118

GLOVE Filed Sept. 5, 1959 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 20, 1942 GLOVE Pearl I. Wheeler, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to House of Originals, Inc., a corporation of California Application September 5, 1939, Serial No. 293,317

5 Claims.

My invention relates to and has for an object the provision of an improved glove which is constructed and arranged so that each glove of a pair is identical as to construction and appearance to the other glove and will fit either hand.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a glove of the character described which may be quickly, easily and economically made up of two identical body portions each serving as a covering for the back or palm of the hand and having finger pieces, a main thumb piece adapted to be stitched to the two body portions on a straight line from the roots of the forefinger portions to the cuff end of the glove, and a finger and thumb completing strip adapted to be stitched to the finger and thumb pieces for completing the finger and thumb portions of the glove. This construction and arrangement eliminatesa great deal of stitching, reduces the number of parts as usually required and makes possible the use of the glove on either hand. Moreover this construction readily lends itself to the inclusion of a wrist covering, cuff, or gauntlet portion which may be made in one piece and will be stitched to the main thumb piece to form a complete gauntlet or cuff. Thus it is seen that the main thumb piece will always extend to the inner end of the glove, that is, at least to the wrist line.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide in a glove of the character described a new form of thumb portion which makes for greater com-- fort and a better fit of the thumb and adjacent area of the hand as well as permits of wearing of the glove on either hand, this thumb portion, being stitched along the full length of side margins of the two body portions along straight lines which converge with the opposite side edges of the body portions in a direction towards the wrist.

Another object is to provide a new form of glove body which may be cut with straight side edges from the wrist or inner ends thereof to the finger pieces formed integral therewith, said body portions being narrowed towards the wrist or inner ends and adapted to be stitched together along certain longitudinal or side margins and stitched to the thumb piece along the other longitudinal margins, and in both instances along straight lines. Such construction makes possible the cutting of the body portions for each glove from a single pattern.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my subject to modification, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a glove embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a composite perspective view showing the parts of the glove separated and indicating the manner of assembling them to form a glove.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a glove as fitted on the left hand.

Fig. 4 is a top plan of the glove shown in Fig. 3 as when turned over and fitted on the right hand.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the glove looking toward the side opposite the thumb.

One form of glove embodying my invention is shown in detail in the accompanying drawing and comprises identical body portions 6 each of which serves as a palm on back portion as desired and is provided with four integral finger pieces 1; a main thumb piece 8, a cuff portion 9 and a finger and thumb completing strip Ill which cooperates with the finger and thumb pieces for forming the complete finger and thumb portions of the glove.

In accordance with my invention the parts of the glove, particularly the body and thumb parts are so constructed and related that the glove will fit and may be comfortably worn on either hand, it only being necessary to turn the glove over with the thumb in the proper position to accommodate the glove to either hand. This is primarily made possible by cutting the body portions 6 so that each is substantially rectangular as to its main portion and has straight longitudinal margins which converge toward the inner or wrist end thereof, it being noted that said wrist portion or end is narrower than the remainder; and also by reason of the special form of the thumb piece 8. This thumb piece is cut as a single elongated piece so that it is somewhat conical, or tapers toward its upper end, when folded as seen in Fig. 2, the longitudinal margins being straight and converging with the "fold margin towards the upper end of the piece. This shape facilitates the stitching of the margins of the thumb piece to certain side margins of the body portions 6 on lines II and [2 as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, with the inner end of the thumb portion forming a part of the inner end of the glove. When the cuff 9 is used the latter is made of one piece and folded like the thumb piece so that its longitudinal edges improvements in the accompanying drawing, may be stitched as at I3 to the thumb piece 8 in line with the stitch lines I I and I2, and the inner or transverse margin may be stitched as on the line M to the inner end of the two body portions 6. a

As here shown the outer side edges of the bodies 6 are stitched together along the line l5 and this stitching line is extended along the outer margins of and joins the finger pieces for the fourth finger. However, it is seen that I may if desired form the two body portions as one piece and fold them where the stitch line l5 occurs for the two body pieces.

To complete the glove, assuming that it is stitched as hereinbefore noted, the strip n as one piece is stitched to and between the finger pieces 1 along continuous lines of stitching l6 and l! shown in Figures 3 and .4 respectively. One end of the strip is stitched to the outer end of the fourth finger from where the line of stitching l5 ends and the strip is then extended down the inner side of the fourth finger andover each of the successive fingers to the .thumb piece 8, ending at the top of the latter. Thus this strip forms the side walls of the fingers of the glove as well as the inner side wall of the thumb part of the glove. Preferably the strip is tapered at its ends so as to conform to the shapes of the tips of the fourth finger and thumb portions. By using a continuous strip for completing the finger and thumb parts of the glove but two continuous lines of stitching are required and cross-stitching such as usually employed between the fingers, is unnecessary. This formation provides four distinct walls for each finger portion and makes for a better fit and greater comfort in the glove as well as eliminates separate parts.

I claim:

1. A glove comprising: a pair of identical mating pieces of material each having palm or back portions and digital portions except for the thumb of a hand, said piece having corresponding margins cut on a straight line extending from the roots of the forefinger portions at an angle downwardly to the cuff ends of said pieces Of material, and a single thumb piece having straight line side edges and folded medially and longitudinally throughout its length so that the attaching edges thereof will be on correspondingly straight lines and in a common transverse plane,

said margins throughout their entire length being attached to corresponding edges .of said thumb piece with the remainder of said thumb piece forming a thumb stall, and means extending from the tips of the little finger portions to the tip of said thumb piece for connecting the finger portions of said pieces of material and said thumb stall.

2. A glove comprising: a pair of identical mating pieces of material each having palm or back portions and digital portions except for the thumb of a hand, said pieces having corresponding margins cut on a straight line extending from the roots of the forefinger portions at an angle downwardly and inwardly to the cuff ends of said pieces of material, and a singl thumb piece hav ing straight edges extending from points inwardly of the thumb tips to the inner end of the glove and attached to the corresponding margins of said pieces of material, and a fourchette extending from the tips of the little finger portions to the tip of said thumb piece for connecting the finger portions of said pieces of material and said thumb portion, the margins of said pieces of material, from the tips of the little finger portions to the cuff portion being attached together.

3. A glove comprising: a pair of identical mating pieces of material each having palm or back portions and digital portions except for the thumb of a hand, said pieces having corresponding margins cut on a straight line extending from the roots of the forefinger portions at an angle downwardly to the cuff end of said pieces of material, and a single thumb piece having straight edges attached throughout part of its length to the straight e ges of said identical pieces having straight edges with the remainder of said thumb piece forming a thumb stall, and means extending from the tips of the little finger portions to the tip of said thumb stall for connegating the finger portions of said pieces 0f material and said thumb portion, said thumb piece being of gradually increasing width from its tip to the cuff portion.

4. A glove comprising a pair of identical pieces of material each having palm or back portions and digital portions except for the thumb of a hand, said pieces having corresponding margins cut on a straight line extending from the roots of the forefinger portions at an angle downwardly to the cuff ends of said pieces of material, and a single thumb piece having straight line side edges and folded medially and longitudinally throughout its length so that the attaching edges thereof will be on correspondingly straight lines and in a common transvers plane, said margins throughout their entire length being attached to corresponding edges of said thumb piece with the remainder of said thumb piece forming a thumb stall.

5. A glove comprising a pair of identical pieces of material each having palm or back portions and digital portions except for the thumb of a hand, said pieces having corresponding margins cut on a straight line extending from the roots of the forefinger portions at an angle downwardly to the cuff ends of said pieces of material, and a single thumb piece having straight line side edges and folded medially and longitudinally throughout its length so that the attaching edges thereof will be on correspondingly straight lines and in a common transverse plane, said margins throughout their entire length being attached to corresponding edges of said thumb piec with the remainder of said thumb piece forming a thumb stall, and said thumb piece being of gradually increasing width from its tip to the cuff portion.

PEARL 'I. VJHEELER. 

